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The wasps haven’t been bothered by this heat wave we have in the south of England. It is a tad unpleasant for us pest controllers when we’re in full gear for a wasp nest treatment though! But I’d rather be safe than stung, I’m also happy to be busy and seeing new and old customers each day. Driving around the country lanes through Hampshire and Wiltshire in the summertime isn’t too much of a burden either!

Here’s another picture taken from a wasp nest treatment at one of our happy customers today. The wasp nests are growing in size quickly and I have definitely seen a rise in activity this year compared to the last few years.

If we can be of any help with a wasp nest problem, then please do get in touch. We’re always happy to help.

We’re starting to receive more call outs for wasp sightings and the start of wasp nest building. They’re quite small at the moment and don’t really pose a threat. But in around 4-6 weeks time this little nest we removed from a customers shed would have been roughly the size of a grapefruit. Had it been left longer this nest could potentially develop up to a beach ball size by the end of summer. Sometimes even larger!
Keep an eye out around your property for signs of wasps over the next few months, as the nests start to increase in size, activity around the nest area will increase, making wasps nests easier to spot.

Well these are rat droppings, about 8mm in size. Mouse droppings look similar but are smaller and are about the size of a grain of rice. If you think you may have some pest sized intruders within your loft and want them gone, then get in touch with us via our contact page.

It’s probably our favourite time of the year! Wasp nest season. We are starting to get busy with several treatments everyday now for wasps. Keep a sharp eye out around your property, as chances are you may have a wasps nest that’s been building itself slowly and it’s only now the warm weather is here you suddenly notice them.

At the moment numbers within the nest should only be in the hundreds, but towards the end of the summer you can end up with thousands if the conditions are right for the wasps!
Here’s a wasp nest we treated the other day that was built under the corrugated sheets of a stable unit. When we can see the nest, we can use a knockdown insecticide which kills the nest instantly.

It’s the time of year where queen wasps are emerging from hibernation and starting to look for suitable nesting sites. You can tell queen wasps apart from the workers due to them being bigger in size and having slightly different markings. From the picture below you can see the spots on the back of the queens abdomen, worker wasps don’t tend to have such prominent spots on them.

We have had quite a few calls now to attend and deal with emerging queens. Sightings are high and customers and friends keep telling us how many wasps they keep spotting at the moment.

I think this year is going to be a very busy year for wasp nest treatments.